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Rent a car from Cologne Bonn Airport - car hire comparison Germany

Volvo V40 hatchback popular model in many car rental companies in Germany.

Numerous reasons bring visitors to North Rhine-Westphalia state in Germany. Once known as the ‘Land of Coal and Steel’, this region of western Germany has come a long way developing from a solely industrial area into a major centre of German economy, education and culture. North Rhine-Westphalia today is one of the most prosperous German states and a home to 14 universities, several World Heritage Sites and headquarters of many major corporations.

The capital of North Rhine-Westphalia is Düsseldorf and its largest city, Cologne, or Köln, in German.

The city of Cologne is served by an international airport, known as Cologne Bonn Airport, or shortly, Cologne Airport - CGN. In Germany the airport is also referred to as Köln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer airport.It is located approx. 9 miles southeast from Cologne and 13 miles north of Bonn.

Car hire from Cologne Bonn Airport
Weather you arrive to Cologne as a tourist or in business, a rental car picked up from Cologne Bonn Airport is a convenient and, often, very affordable means of moving around.

Rental cars at Cologne Bonn Airport are available from major car hire providers, such as Avis Rent A Car, Europcar, Hertz Car Hire Germany and Sixt Mietwagen.

By running a single search on Cartrawler you will be able to compare prices and rental conditions from many providers in hundreds of destinations in Germany and worldwide.

The best car rental deals at Cologne Bonn Airport are usually found within the economy class: a 7-days rental of a Renault Clio, Volkswagen Polo or similar with the pick-up at the airport (CGN) is often priced at approx. £140-150. Usually, there is no significant difference in price between the economy class cars to rent at Cologne Bonn Airport and the smallest city cars, such as Peugeot 107, or similar.

Fly low-cost from UK to Cologne - Cologne Bonn Airport airlines and destinationsCologne Bonn Airport is a major hub for the for the budget carrier Germanwings, offering a wide choice of low-cost routes within Europe, including regular flights to and from London-Heathrow, London-Stansted and Manchester in the UK.

More cheap flights from the UK to Cologne are available with Easyjet, with departures from London-Gatwick.

Cologne (Köln) can also be reached from major European cities, amongst them Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome Fiumicino, Milan-Malpensa, Amsterdam and Warsaw-Chopin with low-cost and regular airlines.

Cologne Bonn Airport distances
The airport is located halfway between Cologne and Bonn, within a thick network of major motorways allowing quick access to major cities of the region.